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| Name = Look at Yourself |
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| Type = ] |
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| Artist = ] |
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| name = Look at Yourself |
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| Cover = LookAtYourself.jpg |
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| artist = ] |
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| cover = Look At Yourself (Uriah Heep album - cover art).jpg |
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| Released = September 1971 (US)<br>October 1971 (UK) |
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| Recorded = July 1971 <small>at Lansdowne Studios, London</small> |
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| released = September 1971 |
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| recorded = July 1971 |
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| studio = ] (London) |
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* ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Recensione Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself|url=http://www.metallized.it/recensione.php?id=6121|website=www.metallized.it}}</ref> |
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| Last album = '']''<br />(1971) |
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| This album = '''''Look at Yourself'''''<br />(1971) |
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| Next album = '']''<br />(1972) |
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| single1date = September 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Uriah+Heep&titel=Look+At+Yourself&cat=s|title=Uriah Heep singles}}</ref> |
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| single2date = June 1972 (Japan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Uriah+Heep&titel=July+Morning&cat=s|title=Uriah Heep singles}}</ref> |
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'''''Look at Yourself''''' is the third album released by British ] band ]. |
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'''''Look at Yourself''''' is the third studio album by English rock band ], released in September 1971 by ] in the UK and ] in the US. It was the last Uriah Heep album to feature founding member and bassist ]. |
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It is Uriah Heep's most straight ahead "hard rock" album, with one notable foray into progressive territory on "July Morning". The album has come to be viewed as a highpoint in the band's career, and is today regarded by many fans and critics as Uriah Heep's finest album, contended by ''Demons and Wizards'', released the following year. The title track and "July Morning" were released as singles in North America in 1971 and 1973, respectively. |
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Characterized as ] and ], the album came to be viewed as a high point in the band's career and is regarded by many fans and critics as one of Uriah Heep's finest albums,<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-at-yourself-mw0000461717 |title=Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself review |last=Guarisco |first=Donald A. |work=] |publisher=] |accessdate=12 November 2018 }}</ref> along with '']'', released the following year. The title track was released as a single in various countries, followed by "July Morning" released in Japan in 1972. |
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The ''original'' cover art (not pictured opposite) on the LP came in a single sleeve with a die-cut opening on the front through which a reflective foil 'mirror' was seen. This relates the cover art directly to the album title. The idea was that of guitarist ]. Not being a perfect reflecting surface, one sees a distorted image of oneself. Indeed, this theme is carried on with the band photos on the rear of the LP sleeve, which have also been distorted. |
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The song "July Morning" was the inspiration for a ]n tradition, known eponymously as ] or "Julaya", of gathering on the beach on the ] coast on the morning of 1 July to watch the sunrise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/For_Uriah_Heep_Fans_In_Former_Soviet_Bloc_One_July_Morning_Has_Lasted_40_Years/2087937.html |title=For Uriah Heep Fans In Former Soviet Bloc, One 'July Morning' Has Lasted 40 Years |last=Krastev |first=Nikola |publisher=] |date=1 July 2010 |accessdate=12 November 2018 }}</ref> |
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The album was mentioned in the ] book '']'', in "Don's Story". |
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The LP itself was housed in a heavy-duty card inner, complete with lyrics. |
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''Look at Yourself'' was remastered and reissued by ] in 1996 with three bonus tracks, and again in 2003 in an expanded deluxe edition. In 2017, ] released a two-disc deluxe edition. |
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The song "July Morning" has become the inspiration for a ]n Hippie tradition, known eponymously as '']''. |
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==About== |
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==Cover art== |
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The original cover art on the LP featured a single sleeve with a die-cut opening on the front through which a reflective foil "mirror" was seen, conveying a distorted image of the person viewing it. The idea, by guitarist ], was for the cover to directly reflect the album title, and this theme is carried through the band photos on the rear of the LP sleeve, which have also been distorted. The LP itself was housed in a heavy-duty inner card, complete with lyrics. |
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By the Spring 1971 Gerry Bron's deal with Philips/Vertigo was over, so he set up his own label, ]. The third album was recorded in the Summer months of 1971, during the band's three visits to Lansdowne. "It was the point in time when the band really found a solid musical direction", said Bron later.<ref name="blows_4">{{cite web|url=http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/heepstory4.php |title=''Uriah Heep Story p.4''|author=Kirk Blows|publisher=www.uriah-heep.com| accessdate = 2011-03-15}}</ref> The third album, '']'', released in October 1971, marked the solidification of disparate ideas that had been a prominent feature of ''Salisbury'' and presented the unified sound and direction. Among the stand-outs were the title track, "Tears In My Eyes" and "]", an epic which Heep fans regard as equal to ]'s "]" and ]'s "]". "I think that "July Morning" is one of the best examples of the way the band was developing at that point in time. It introduced a lot of dynamics, a lot of light and shade into our sound", Ken Hensley argued.<ref name="blows_4"/> The album peaked at No. 39 in the UK.<ref name="chartstats">{{cite web | author = | date = | url = http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3830 | title = Uriah Heep UK Charts | publisher = www.chartstats.com | accessdate = 2010-04-08}}</ref> |
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All songs written by ], except where noted. |
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|rev1 = ] |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic/> |
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|rev2 = '']'' |
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|rev2score = (positive)<ref name=billboard>{{cite magazine|title= Album Reviews |magazine= ] |date= 18 September 1971 |page= 14 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14}}</ref> |
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|rev3Score = 10/10<ref name="martin" >{{cite book |last1 = Popoff |first1 = Martin |authorlink1 = Martin Popoff |title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies |publisher = ] |date = October 2003 |location = ], ] |isbn = 978-1894959025 |page=301}}</ref> |
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In a favorable contemporary review, '']'', noting that the band was "determined to break through", described the music in the album as "a mirror, as the hard rock five produce a driving, psychedelic flow that's sufficiently hypnotic, controlled and groovy to reflect the tastes of many youthful rockers."<ref name=billboard/> |
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Retrospective reviews have also been positive. ]'s Donald A. Guarisco deemed ''Look at Yourself'' to be the point where "the group perfects its fusion of heavy metal power and prog rock majesty". The album was praised for its track selection, which ranged from "powerful" rockers to the prog-oriented "July Morning", and for singer ]'s "multi-octave, operatic style."<ref name=allmusic/> |
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''Look at Yourself'' was ranked at No. 97 in the 100 Heavy Metal albums of All Time list published by the magazine '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.listchallenges.com/kerrang-the-100-greatest-heavy-metal-albums-of/checklist/3 |title=Kerrang the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time |publisher=List Challenges.com |accessdate=12 November 2018 }}</ref> |
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#"]" – 5:09 |
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#"I Wanna Be Free" – 4:00 |
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#"]" (], Hensley) – 10:32 |
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==Covers== |
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#"Tears in My Eyes" – 5:01 |
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*] covered "Look at Yourself" on their '']'' album (1990). |
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#"Shadows of Grief" (Byron, Hensley) – 8:39 |
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*] covered "Look at Yourself" on their '']'' album (1994). |
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#"What Should Be Done" – 4:15 |
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#"Love Machine" (], Byron, Hensley) – 3:37 |
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''Look at Yourself'' was remastered and reissued in 1996 with two bonus tracks: |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = Side one |
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| all_writing = ], except where noted |
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| title1 = ] |
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| length1 = 5:09 |
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| title2 = I Wanna Be Free |
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| length2 = 4:00 |
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| title3 = ] |
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| writer3 = ], Hensley |
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| length3 = 10:32 |
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| headline = Side two |
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| title4 = Tears in My Eyes |
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| length4 = 5:01 |
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| title5 = Shadows of Grief |
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| writer5 = Hensley, Byron |
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| length5 = 8:39 |
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| title6 = What Should Be Done |
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| length6 = 4:15 |
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| title7 = Love Machine |
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| writer7 = Hensley, ], Byron |
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| headline = 1996 remastered CD edition bonus tracks |
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| title8 = Look at Yourself |
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| note8 = single edit |
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| length8 = 3:07 |
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| title9 = What's Within My Heart |
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| title8 = What's Within My Heart |
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| note8 = outtake from ''Look at Yourself'' sessions |
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| length8 = 5:23 |
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| title9 = Why |
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| note9 = outtake from ''Look at Yourself'' sessions |
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| writer9 = Box, Byron, Hensley, ] |
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| title10 = Look at Yourself |
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| note10 = alternative single version |
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| length10 = 3:19 |
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| title11 = Tears in My Eyes |
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| note11 = extended version, previously unreleased |
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| length11 = 5:38 |
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| title12 = What Should Be Done |
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| note12 = outtake, original studio version |
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| length12 = 4:26 |
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| title13 = Look at Yourself |
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| note13 = ] session, previously unreleased |
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| title14 = What Should Be Done |
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| title2 = Tears in My Eyes |
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| title3 = What Should Be Done |
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| title4 = Shadows of Grief |
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| title6 = July Morning |
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| title7 = Why Fourteen Minutes |
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| note7 = Alternate Mix |
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| title8 = Love Machine |
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| note8 = Alternate Mix |
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<LI>"Look At Yourself (Single Edit)" – 3:07 |
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*An out-take from the ''Look at Yourself'' sessions. First released in 1993 on ''The Lansdowne Tapes''. |
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*] – organ, piano, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Look at Yourself" |
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An expanded De-Luxe CD was released in 2003 with seven bonus tracks: |
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*] – Moog synthesizer on "July Morning" and "Tears in My Eyes" |
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*], Mac Tontoh and Loughty Amao (from ]) – percussion on "Look at Yourself" |
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<LI>"What's Within My Heart (Out-take)" – 5:23 |
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*Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing |
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<LI>"Why (Early Version)" (Box, Byron) – 11:18 |
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Finnish Albums (])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | page= 166 | language= fi}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|Japanese Albums (])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref> |
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{{Album chart|Norway|14|artist=Uriah Heep|album=Look at Yourself|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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{{Album chart|UK2|39|date=19711107|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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{{Album chart|Billboard200|93|artist=Uriah Heep|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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{{Album chart|Scotland|96|date=20210730|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 8, 2023}} |
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